Update – August 2026 I tore the WL Ancestors website down. ALL information on that website can now be found under Exploring > Genealogy. Also look to tags for specifics: ancestors, grandparents, great grandparents, great great grandparents, Leslie, Wallace, and so on. Last year I told you about my famous relatives. Now let me introduce…
Leslie
Henry Leslie & Elizabeth Linderman
Henry Leslie and Elizabeth Linderman is the couple that brought the Leslie family from Canada to Evergreen Township, Sanilac, USA. Henry and Elizabeth is also the point in the Leslie line where it becomes easier to talk about couples. Going back in time there just isn’t as much information. Marriage Henry and Elizabeth married on…
Mary Ellen Wheeler
February 10, 1869-November 24, 1961 Parents Albert Alfred Wheeler (1843-1906) and Mary Agnes McLachlin (1849-1923.) Siblings Marriage Daniel Robert Leslie (1866-1940) on December 20, 1892 in Argyle, Sanilac, Michigan, USA. Marriage photo Children The Dan Leslie family. Stories Fire In The Thumb, 1881 Mary Ellen was eleven when the great Thumb Fire happened in 1881. According to…
Daniel Robert Leslie
February 2, 1866-May 14, 1940 Parents Henry Leslie (1827-1905) and Elizabeth Linderman (1830-1907) Siblings Marriage Mary Ellen Wheeler (1869-1961) on December 20, 1892 in Argyle, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Marriage photo Children The Dan Leslie family Shocking grain about 1907. This photo shows Daniel Leslie. Albert Leslie, Hazel Leslie, and Mary Ellen Leslie. On the machinery…
Albert Wheeler Leslie
July 17, 1899-May 28, 1962 Parents Daniel Robert Leslie (1866-1940) and Mary Ellen Wheeler (1869-1961) Siblings Marriage Stories Skating To School Albert attended Leslie School in Evergreen Township, Sanilac, Michigan, USA through eighth grade. He then made arrangements to attend high school in Sandusky, about twelve miles away. He lived in town. During the winter months,…
Florence Eleanor Jickling
February 16, 1906-September 29, 1991 Parents Hugh John Jickling (1870-1939) and Margaret Sewell (1871-1936) Siblings Marriage Marriage License High School Graduation Stories Marlette High School 1921-1925 Florence attended Marlette High School graduating in 1925. Freshman year she stayed with relatives William Walter Jickling and Julia Ann Dixon. Known as Walt and Annie, they ran a…
Continuing Educational Tradition
As a family historian, there are countless documents and photographs you come across. Here the thing that started all of this genealogical research – a paper from my very first semester of college. In this History 100 class at Central Michigan University, we had to research family history and then write a paper. The original…